Category Archives: System Settings

Music 1 itself must always be installed to the default directory on the c-drive. Your M1 data may be kept in one folder that you create on an external server or on one of the cloud services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. I recommend naming the cloud folder: Music 1 Data , however it can be named anything you choose.

With such a setup, three things be in the folder:
1) Your library/database file ( the “station”.m1 file)
2) The Logs folder
3) The Playlists folder

IMPORTANT: The two Log folders must be Name Only , the field should NOT include a drive\path\filename

Playout / Automation Playlists

When you save a new schedule, M1 makes two files; one for it’s own uses and another for your playout/automation system to import and use. The Music 1 file goes into the folder that you name on the General window above. Only Music 1 itself can read and use these files. They will be named: yyyymmdd.log

On the Automation screen in System Settings, you set where M1 is to put the playlists that will be used for playout. The two files may be directed to be saved into the same folder, but it is usually more efficient and less confusing if they are in separate folders.

As you know, your Music 1 license allows you to install M1 itself on as many computers as you choose to. When running M1 on a local network and working with it from two or more computers, the station’s library file (that the one with your station name and the extension of .m1) is to… Continue Reading

I have installed Music 1 on a virtual server and now whenever I start it, I get a message “error initializing audio reader”. It was working fine on my desktop computer before I moved to the server. The server doesn’t have a sound card. Could that be the problem? And if it is, what can be… Continue Reading

Automation systems and Playout systems are the same thing. Some areas of the world call the software that delivers the sound to either a transmitter or a web stream : “Playout”, other areas call them “Automation”. Continue Reading

Multi-User mode is use whenever the station library/database is kept in some folder OTHER than the c:\music 1 folder and when more than one computer/workstation will be using M1 to schedule and edit. Continue Reading